Lamitan City Mayor Rose U. Furigay disclosed that under her leadership, the city has sponsored 400 scholars studying in Lamitan City and Zamboanga City.

Furigay said the city’s scholarship program is open to all young bright deserving students who are determined to finish their education.

Furigay added that she has a technical course scholarship program for out of school youth and females who want to study short courses. The out of school youth program is implemented in coordination with the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA ).

According to Furigay, aside from its top products rubber extract and coconuts, she is also conducting a study on how to make “One Top Product (OTOP) of the city for human consumption and for food souvenirs promotion. — Allen Abastillas